Visual Effects (feature film)

Life with Father (1947)
as Special Effects
A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.

Cast (short)

9.

Maid for a Day (1936)
In this musical short, a fading Broadway entertainer takes a job as a maid. Vitaphone Release 1973-1974.

Cinematography (short)

10.

Headline Bands (1945)
This musical short film showcases a series of bands through a compilation of older Vitaphone shorts, including "Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra" (1939) and "Rubinoff and His Violin" (1939). Vitaphone Release 1419A.

11.

United States Coast Guard Band (1944)
A patriotic wartime short showcasing the U.S. Coast Guard Band and saluting the Naval branches of the military. Vitaphone Release 1216A.

12.

One for the Book (1940)
In this fantastic short, famous literary figures step out of the pages of books after dark. Vitaphone Release B224-225.

13.

All Girl Revue (1940)
Women are put in charge of all city positions for a day in this musical short. Vitaphone Release B262.

14.

Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra #1 (1940)
In this short, Ozzie Nelson and his orchestra perform such musical numbers as "Loyal Sons of Rutgers" and "Begin the Beguine." Vitaphone Release B261.

15.

Frances Carroll & "The Coquettes" (1940)
Bandleader Frances Carroll leads The Coquettes, an all-woman band, in several swing tunes in this short film. Vitaphone Release B220.

16.

Projection Room (1939)
In this short film, a publicity agent must reunite a quarreling husband and wife musical team in order to save his job.

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Crawford "At Home" (1939)
In this short film, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Crawford host a formal dress audition in their home for a prospective sponsor of their radio show. Vitaphone Release B219.

19.

Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra (1939)
This musical short showcases the talent of Vincent Lopez and his orchestra performing with Betty Hutton. Vitaphone Release B228.

20.

Rita Rio and Her Orchestra (1939)
In this short film, Rita Rio and her all-girl orchestra perform several musical numbers, such as "Look, Look" and "Jitterbug Jamboree." Vitaphone Release B229.

21.

Public Jitterbug No. 1 (1939)
In this short film, the government has set up a special agency to stamp out what it considers the number one public menace: the jitterbug. Vitaphone Release B240-241.

22.

On the Air (1939)
This musical short film presents a radio broadcast of several popular bands performing such musical numbers as "It Had to Be You" and "Tea for Two." Vitaphone Release B213.

Double or Nothing (1939)
In this short film, a stunt double loses consciousness and imagines himself in a series of scenes with doubles for many other famous actors including Bing Crosby, Tyrone Power, and Greta Garbo.

25.

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (1938)
In this short film, bandleader Jimmy Dorsey performs his best known songs, such as "Beebe" and "Dusk in Upper Sandusky." Vitaphone Release B144.

26.

Freddie Rich and His Orchestra (1938)
Bandleader Freddie Rich conducts such popular musical numbers as "You''''re an Education" and "Loch Lomond" in this short film. Vitaphone Release B122.

The Backyard Broadcast (1936)
In this short film, a boy holds a talent show in his back yard by and for his adolescent friends. Vitaphone Release 2007-2008.

49.

George Hall and His Orchestra (1936)
George Hall and his orchestra are stranded and decide to sleep on the stage of a potentially haunted theater in this short film. Vitaphone Release 2056.

50.

The Black Network (1936)
In this short film, the owner of a shoe polish company sponsors a radio show that showcases black performers. Vitaphone Release 1945-1946,

51.

Harry Reser and His Eskimos (1936)
This frosty, melodious short film stars Harry Reser and his orchestra performing such musical selections as "You Hit the Spot" and "Tap on Toe." Vitaphone Release 1983.

52.

Little Jack Little & Orchestra (1936)
In this musical short, Little Jack Little and his orchestra perform several musical numbers of the day, such as "Lady in Red" and "Lulu''''s Back in Town." Vitaphone Release 1936.

53.

Nut Guilty (1936)
This comedic short film presents Edgar Bergen and his ventriloquist dummy Charlie McCarthy providing their own form of comic justice over the courtroom. Vitaphone Release 1935.

54.

Rushin' Art (1936)
In this comedic short, an expert on Russian art apparently doesn''''t know as much about the subject as he thinks he does. Vitaphone Release 2063.

55.

Sheik to Sheik (1936)
In this short film, a radio salesman gets knocked out by a golf ball and dreams he''''s in the desert where he sells radios to sheiks. Vitaphone Release 2002-2003.

56.

Home Run on the Keys (1936)
In this short film, Babe Ruth proposes to put a song about baseball on the radio. Vitaphone Release 2073.

57.

Rhythmitis (1936)
In this short musical, a doctor develops pills that assist a man to tap dance. Vitaphone Release 1980-1981.

58.

I'm Much Obliged (1936)
In this short film, a newspaper columnist calls people at random and asks them "What would you like to do?" Vitaphone Release 1962-1963.

59.

Paree, Paree (1934)
In this musical short, a condensed version of "Fifty Million Frenchmen" (1931), a wealthy American meets the girl of his dreams and makes a bet that they will be engaged without her knowing of his riches. Vitaphone Release 1752-1753.

60.

The Grand Dame (1931)
A gangster''''s moll attempts to break into high society in this comedic short. Vitaphone Release 1203.

Film Production - Main (short)

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The Great Library Misery (1938)
In this comedic short, a man desiring to join the Grouch Club describes the terrible experience of trying to check out a book from a public library. Vitaphone Release B168.